2018 NCMS Photo Contest Now Open
Deadline: June 29, 2018
Now in its tenth year, the NCMS Photo Contest is an annual tradition that has gained national recognition, and we want you to be a part of it! Submissions are currently being accepted for the 2018 contest. Think you have the perfect picture to send in? Check out the rules below.
The rules:
- Contest participants are limited to current North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) members (physicians, PAs, residents, and medical students) only; the NCMS member must be the photographer of the image submitted.
- Submit one image by Friday, June 29, 2018.
- There are four categories in the contest. Please submit images that fall into one of these and be sure to tell us under which category you are submitting your image:
- Nature – Landscapes
- Wildlife
- North Carolina (images should be of locations within the state)
- Travel (send in your best vacation shots)
- Shots should be of landscapes, animals, or abstracts, preferably horizontal in layout; images of people/portraits are generally discouraged, as photo permissions are hard to acquire;
- Please state the title of your photo, where the photo was taken, and any other information you would like to include about the image;
- Photos may be in color or black-and-white;
- Please limit photo manipulation (i.e. Photoshop). Acceptable photo manipulations include minimal dodging/burning or color correction as well as cropping of the original image. The contest is based on photographic skills and highly altered images are not currently accepted.
- NCMS staff members will pick the 13 finalists whose work will be on display in the 2019 Member Calendar.
- The grand-prize winner and category winners will be chosen by a panel of NCMS staff and affiliated jury members;
- The contest finalists will also have their images voted on by the public, with a “Viewer’s Choice” award going to the winner of online voting.
Prizes:
- Grand prize winner (1): $200 giftcard and placement on the cover of the 2019 NCMS Member Calendar
- Category winners (4): $100 giftcard; featured month in calendar
- Remaining finalists (8): $25 giftcard; featured month in calendar
- Semi-finalists: $10 giftcard
- All contest participants will receive an NCMS gift pack
How to Enter:
Send your high-resolution images (jpg, tif, eps, or png at least 300 dpi) sized at least to 8″ x 10″ by any method below:
- Email your file to news@ncmedsoc.org
- Mail a CD/flash drive with your images to NCMS, PO Box 27167, Raleigh, NC 27611 Attn: Kristen Shipherd.
The top 13 photographs will be decided by July 16, 2018.